 Perera) before the Maharaja and Maharani of Travancore at the Kowdiar Palace.He later studied Kathakali at the Kerala Kalamandalam.In 1941, Chitrasena performed at the Regal Theatre – one of the first dance recitals of its kind – before the Governor Sir Andrew Caldecott and Lady Caldecott with Chandralekha and her troupe.